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Groping on Tokyo trains routine for young women

According to a recent survey, almost 64 percent of Japanese women in their 20s and 30s have been groped on Tokyo trains, subways or at transit stations. Eww.

Women being "groped" (which I'm wondering why they're not calling it "assault") has been a problem for some time in Tokyo. In fact, recently women-only train cars were established for the month of December, when drunk men coming from office parties seem to get more rowdy than usual.

Having grown up in NYC, I've been taking the subway here since I was 12 years old; nasty-ass men trying to grab you or expose themselves has definitely been a part of my life, and I would imagine many young women's lives who live in cities.

But I don't know that sex-specific train cars are the answer. That's essentially letting these men off the hook, and simply accepting women being assaulted as a part of life.

What do others think?

Posted by Jessica - November 23, 2004, at 12:49PM | in International , News , Sexual Assault

5 Comments

Yes, I like the tazer idea. But really, verbally humiliating the perpetrators is the only way. Over on tomatonation.com, Sarah Bunting talked about her method, which was loudly asking the train at large "WHY IS THERE A HAND ON MY ASS?" Apparently this works every time. These guys know they're out of line. They just need to be called on it.

[0+]  Colleen said:

I really despise how solutions to problems like this only involve making the women change the way they do things. It is a "boys will be boys" mentality. I think the problem should be resolved where the problem is...and that is surely not with the women...

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[0+] Author Profile Page realdeal said:

i think there's no bigger rush than walking past a young lady or a woman and grabbing her ass and watching the shock, what a turn on, love you women ;)

[0+] Author Profile Page realdeal said:

there's no bigger rush than walking past a women and grabbing a hand full of ass, gotta love the shock ;)

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